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Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: RBB
Wait, wasn’t Halloween two months ago? If your first reaction after listening to RBB was “gee, this is so different from their last title track,” that’s because Red Velvet has regularly switched between polarized concepts since their inception. In fact, their group name itself is based on this idea: “Red”, which stands for their colorful…
By Seung Park Published December 12, 2018 -
CultureSmalland is a survival game in which you’re mysteriously the size of a pebble. While games like Ark have you contending with dinosaurs, Smalland puts it all in perspective. Ants, squirrels, and even the weather are threats to your ramshackle shelters and tiny, hilariously breakable bones. It’s coming to early access “soon.”
By Nathan Grayson Published December 11, 2018 -
UncategorizedWorld War Two Is Now A Collectible Card Game
Because video game versions of card games are now a license to print money, 1939 games have decided to take the Second World War and turn it into Gwent That game is called Kards and is a digital CCG (collectible card game), so the aim is to get you playing for free then buying packs…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 11, 2018 -
UncategorizedFortnite Players Are Recreating Classic Call of Duty Levels
Fan-favorite Call of Duty maps are now showing up in Fortnite, via the new creative mode introduced last week. Creative mode is a feature that gives Fortnite players their own private island to create custom maps and games to share. Basically, it gives off the Minecraft creative vibe of being able to float around with…
By S.E. Doster Published December 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fallout 76 Event ‘Feed The People’ No Longer Feeds The People
Fallout 76, Bethesda’s troubled online survival shooter, received an update today that included a number of bug fixes and the addition of push-to-talk on PC. These all looked like welcome improvements, except for one small thing: the game’s “Feed the People” public event no longer gives every player on a server cans of meat stew.…
By Ethan Gach Published December 11, 2018 -
CultureCosplayMarvel Stuntmen Recreate Super Smash Bros.
Filmmaker Legend of Micah has teamed up with a range of professional stunt performers, who have worked on stuff like Avengers: Endgame, Avengers Infinity War and The Walking Dead, to pay tribute to Super Smash Bros I’m getting tired just watching these guys.
By Luke Plunkett Published December 11, 2018 -
UncategorizedIt’s Mad Easy To Hack The PlayStation Classic
The PlayStation Classic was a great idea that was disappointingly executed. Not surprisingly, hackers have been hard at work trying to crack the novelty console as they’ve done already with Nintendo’s NES Classic and SNES Classic The job’s been made easier, the hackers claim, thanks to Sony reportedly housing the key to decoding the PlayStation…
By Ethan Gach Published December 11, 2018 -
UncategorizedBattle For Azeroth’s First Major Update Arrives Today, And It’s A Doozy
The first major content update for World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth expansion is upon us. Tides of Vengeance bring the fight between the Alliance and Horde to Darkshore, advances the war campaign, adds heritage armor for blood elves and dwarves and turns Gnomeregan into a pet battle dungeon, because gnomes get no respect. As…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2018 - Culture
Overwatch Winter Update Brings Festive, Furry Skins, But Little Else
Overwatch’s annual Winter Wonderland event is back, which means snowball fights, festive cheer, and yetis or whatever, but mostly skins. This year, everyone is a furry, except for Mercy, who’s a World of Warcraft elf Here’s everybody in their new holiday duds: Personally, I’m a pretty big fan of Junkrat’s Krampus look, but everything else…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
That Time I Created All The Greek Gods In The Sims And Made Them Have Sex
Ingenuity is a child’s greatest asset and most dangerous weapon. When you’re small, you aren’t aware of limits yet, because you haven’t bounced off them like a dog on a sliding door. The only limit you have is your imagination. NSFW Warning: This post contains brief, classy cartoon nudity of the sort you might see…
By Kate Gray Published December 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
PUBG‘s New Snow Map Feels Like Classic PUBG
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds mightnot be the top dog in the battle royale area anymore, but it’s continued to grow and expand, most recently with the snow-filled map of Vikendi. It’s a map that brings the game back to its early roots. PUBG’s first map, Erangel, was a mixture of large forested areas and a few depressed…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 11, 2018 -
CultureAtari’s Much-Hated E.T. Is A (Slightly) Better Game If You Read The Manual
Welcome back to Complete In Box, our video series that looks back at classic games through the lens of their boxes, manuals, and other cool stuff that came packaged with them. Today, we look at what is often called the “worst game ever”: Atari’s E.T. Listen, I don’t think E.T. is the worst game ever.…
By Chris Kohler Published December 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Infinity Blade Trilogy has been removed from the App Store. A spokesperson for Epic Games declined to comment to Kotaku on the series’ future. Epic said in a blog post the games were removed because it was becoming “increasingly difficult” to continue supporting the series “at a level that meets our standards.”
By Ethan Gach Published December 11, 2018 -
UncategorizedOver on our Twitch channel, Cecilia and Maddy are making cartoon characters beat each other up in Nintendo’s latest precision-engineered nostalgia cannon (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate). Shout in a lively, positive manner via your keyboard in the chat!
By Tim Rogers Published December 11, 2018 -
UncategorizedOh God, Fox Won An Early Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate officially landed on the Nintendo Switch last Friday, giving folks just enough time to hold inaugural tournaments for the new game over this past weekend. Local event series Smash @ Xanadu hosted the first of many Ultimate competitions on Saturday, bringing in players from surrounding states to test their burgeoning skills.…
By Ian Walker Published December 11, 2018 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryStupidity Escalates Exquisitely In Earth Defense Force 5
Just in time to help us mindlessly while away the winter holidays, Earth Defense Force 5 for the PS4 brings players back to the stupidest version of our planet possible. The giant insects no one calls insects are back, and this time they’ve brought 20 foot tall frogs that look “just like us.” I’m face-palming, but…
By Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2018 -
ReviewsYear in ReviewThe State Of Xbox One In 2018
In sports they call it a rebuilding year. Xbox One has had a few of those recently, but it’s an especially appropriate description of the console’s 2018. This wasn’t a year for new hardware nor a major blockbuster exclusive game. The most exciting announcement to come out of Microsoft was the news that it is…
Ethan Gach & Mike Fahey Published December 11, 2018 - Uncategorized
Counter-Strike‘s Battle Royale Is Small, Fast, And Confusing
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has gone free-to-play, bringing a slew of hapless new players, probably a massive wave of hackers, and a battle royale mode. The mode, Danger Zone, feels less of a full-blown battle royale and more of a well-made mod. Even if Counter-Strike’s gunplay is second to none, Danger Zone isn’t going to stand…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 11, 2018